Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-05
LOCAL BREyITlES,

The Sacramento river has receded 10 Il
! ieet Inches above low-water mark.
| The body of Charles Nelson, who wa:
drowned IN the American river, back o.
Mayhem station, Sunday, has not yet beer
recovered.
a son CT VIM. II. Young, of Washing.
| ton, lost portion of one of his fingers yes.
| terday by the discharge of a toy pistol he
| was using.
Rev. j. ID. Fulton, ID. D., of New York.
Will lecture on Romanism, at Cavalry
Baptist Church this evening at o'clock.
Admission free
The Board of Supervisors will commence
their July sessions this morning. They
will also commence to-day their annual
sessions as Board of Equalization.
Locomotive No. 216, one of the new STYLE
OF freight engines, with IS by 80 inch CYL
inders, left the railroad works yesterday
and made successful trial trip to Rocklin
An excursion party from the East, mum.
bering- lis, arrived by the express train
yesterday morning. few of them re-
manned here. but the greater portion went
on to San Francisco.
Officer Carroll arrested last evening Frank
$. Hall and Frank Smith for grand larceny,
In stealing $40 from the pockets of NJ.
Brinke, at the City Hotel Saloon, Brinke
being drunk at the time.
The A. & CTS of Stockton beat the Pho
neers yesterday, Is to 8. 1t seems that all
but the Atlas can beat the tail-enders.
The Sacramento club will have to tackle
them with a pitcher whose style they are
not acquainted with.
AT Chicago yesterday Volante won the
mile and three-quarters, G. H. Todd Sec
ond, Monte Cristo, third. Time, 3:O6l. At
Monmouth Park, n. Y, Ben Ali won the
mile 1:45), and Preciosa the three-auarter
mile race. Time, lbs.
The Sacramento Hussars laid in boun-
hful supply of lager last Sunday, for their
refreshment after the parade on the Fourth
but that afternoon gang of boys broke into
the armory, and in the evening, when the
members of the company looked in, the
beverage was gone.
Yesterday afternoon young man, who
was bathing in the Sacramento, undertook
TO swim across the river twice, in front of
the city. He crossed, and was on his way
back when his strength gave out, and he
called Tor assistance which was promptly
rendered by parties in boat
Micahel Nevins complained TO the police
yesterday of the loss of his silver watch.
III
went into the back room of Mike Martins
saloon and enjoyed sleep. When be
awoke he found that some light-fingered
individual unknown had appropriated the
time-piece.
The steamer Alvarado, which partially
capsized while lying at the bank on the
\ olo side OF the river, about opposite the
foot OF K street, some weeks ago, is almost
free of water, owing to the receding of the
stream, and in few days her owner, Geo.
o. Bates, will put force of men at work
pumping her out.
About A. NJ. yesterday Frank BOYLE,
Waterman at the freight depot, and Geo.
Beeler, Waterman at the. steamer lanGing,
found young man asleep beneath the cars
at the freight shed, lying directly across the
track, and in such position that he would
have been killed if the cars had moved.
He was quite indignant at being aroused
from his slumbers.
Yesterday morning pistol bullet passed
through the wire screen of a window in a
room at the residence of Robert B. Wins
low, on Fourth street, between \ and O.
and was subsequently found on the floor
an evidence of careless Fourth of july
shooting. ......At the corner of Eighth and
h streets yesterday bullet passed through
a window into room occupied by several
persons, each of whom considered it
"close CALI
Last evening party of gentlemen who
had hired barouche at the Dexter Stables
INDUCED in ride, and about 10 o'clock
left their team hitched while they ad-
journcd for refreshments. During their
absence two young men appropriated the
rig and started out to enjoy themselves, but
the horses ran away, threw them out and
smashed the vehicle. Whether the young
men were hurt or not is not known as they
have not been seen since, but they will
probably be arrested to-day.
The Sacramento Turn Verein voted some
days ago to turn out in the procession yes
terday, and a fine collation. was provided, to
be attended to after the parade. As the
day threatened to be warm, but few mem
bers OF the organization were on hand to
turn out yesterday morning, and John
Wells suggestion that they do their parad-
ing on the balcony when the procession
passed, and then reward themselves for
their energy with the collation., was looked
upon as an inspiration and adopted. In an
effort to do duty fer the entire Verein at
the table, however, they nearly foundered
themselves.